King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) soundtrack

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King Kong vs. Godzilla soundtrack
The cover for the soundtrack
Composed by Akira Ifukube
Released 1993JP, 2006U.S.
# of tracks 47JP, 33U.S.

The soundtrack for King Kong vs. Godzilla was composed by Akira Ifukube and first released in 1993. La-La Land Records brought the soundtrack to the United States on CD in 2006.

Tracks

  1. Main Title
  2. Series of World Wonders
  3. The Sparkling Iceberg
  4. Pashin Commercial
  5. Fujita & Fumiko
  6. The Seahawk in Crisis
  7. Great News Gathering Team Derparture
  8. The Seahawk's SOS
  9. Faro Island
  10. The Natives
  11. Southern Island Tale
  12. Thunder and the Devil
  13. Fumiko's Misgivings
  14. Godzilla's Resurrection
  15. The Cry of the Devil
  16. A Prayer to the Rolling Thunder
  17. The Devil in the South Seas
  18. Drums of Battle
  19. Giant Octopus vs. King Kong
  20. The Sleeping Devil
  21. The Terror of Godzilla
  22. The Invincible King Kong
  23. Preparation for Operation 'Burial'
  24. King Kong vs. Godzilla I
  25. Preparations for Operation 'One Million Volts'
  26. Operation 'Burial'
  27. Operation 'Burial' Fails
  28. Operation 'One Million Volts' I
  29. Operation 'One Million Volts' II
  30. Kong Shows up in Tokyo
  31. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko I
  32. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko II
  33. The Plan to Transport King Kong
  34. King Kong Advances on Fuji
  35. The Confrontation at Fuji
  36. King Kong's Resurrection
  37. King Kong vs. Godzilla II
  38. Ending
  39. The Giant Devil I
  40. The Giant Devil II
  41. The Giant Devil III
  42. The Giant Devil IV
  43. Thunder and the Devil
  44. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko III (ending)
  45. Background Music Inside the Apartment
  46. Transistor Radio Background Music
  47. On-Site Noise

Tracks (U.S. version)

  1. Main Title
  2. Series of World Wonders
  3. The Sparkling Iceberg/Pashin Commercial
  4. Fujita & Fumiko
  5. The Seahawk in Crisis/Great News Gathering Team Departure
  6. The Seahawk's S.O.S.
  7. Faro Island
  8. The Natives
  9. Southern Island Tale
  10. Thunder and the Devil/Fumiko's Misgivings
  11. Godzilla's Resurrection
  12. The Cry of the Devil/A Prayer to the Rolling Thunder
  13. The Devil of the South Seas/Drums of Battle/Giant Octopus vs. King Kong
  14. The Sleeping Devil
  15. The Terror of Godzilla
  16. The Invincible King Kong/Preparation for Operation "Burial"
  17. King Kong vs. Godzilla I
  18. Preparation for Operation "One Million Volts"
  19. Operation "Burial"
  20. Operation "Burial" Fails
  21. Operation "One Million Volts" I
  22. Operation "One Million Volts" II
  23. Kong Shows Up in Tokyo
  24. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko I
  25. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko II
  26. The Plan to Transport King Kong
  27. King Kong Advances on Fuji
  28. The Confrontation at Fuji
  29. King Kong's Resurrection
  30. King Kong vs. Godzilla II
  31. Ending
Bonus Material
  1. Main Title (Mono)
  2. Main Title (A Cappella)

Additional music

The American version of King Kong vs. Godzilla replaces the majority of Ifukube's score with music from the Universal and Mutel libraries. Tracks which have been identified are below.

  1. "Electrobiology" by Hans J. Salter, originally composed for Man-Made Monster (1941)
  2. Hans J. Salter's score from Thunder on the Hill (1951)
  3. "Main Title" and "Kalmuk's Beaten" by Hans J. Salter, originally composed for The Golden Horde (1951)
  4. "Hiding the Princess" by Hans J. Salter, originally composed for Against All Flags (1952)
  5. Hans J. Salter's score from Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
  6. "Catch Him!/The Fight" by Herschel Burke Gilbert, originally composed for While the City Sleeps (1956)
  7. "The Empty House" by Hans J. Salter, originally composed for Wichita Town (TV 1959-1960)

Trivia

  • La-La Land Records' release of the soundtrack does not include any images of King Kong on its front or back covers, which is noted to be due to licensing restrictions.

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